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Quartzite from
Baldy Smith Mine, Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baldy Smith Mine, Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1057407
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1057407:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘPerry Claims (Fairview Claims), Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘHomestead Property, Powell County, Montana, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘOphir Mine (Reservior and Ophir Patents), Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘOpsata Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘDenver Mine, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘNakoma Mine (Golconda Mine), Stemple Mining District (Fool Hen Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘLittle Jim Lode Occurrence, Dry Gulch Mining District (York Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘQuartzite Mine, Radersburg Mining District (Cedar Plains Mining District; Lone Mountain Mining District), Broadwater County, Montana, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘArrowhead and South America Prospect, Flint Creek Range Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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